Conservation
Forty Years Spent Fighting for the Galapagos: An Interview with Dr. Godfrey Merlen
Dr. Godfrey Merlen is an English biologist who has called the Galapagos Islands home for the last forty years.
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Nature & Wildlife
Gondolas in the Grand Canyon: More Accessibility, or Intrusive Eyesore?
Visiting the Grand Canyon is a watershed moment for every American. Whether you gaze upon it from the North Rim or the South, the polychromatic rock walls that stretch away from you a mile down to the Colorado River and the canyon floor play with your sense of time and reality.
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News & More
First Look: Natural Habitat Adventures 2015-2016 Catalog is Now On Press!
This week Nat Hab Creative Director Mark Hickey flew to Vancouver, British Columbia for a press check of the newest catalog from the company responsible for the World’s Greatest Nature Journeys. Once again, the catalog is printed on 100% PCW FSC certified paper. What is 100% PCW?
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Nature & Wildlife
10 Facts about a Prison Island Turned Paradise in Panama
Islands evoke feelings of relaxation, not death, torture and imprisonment. However, Coiba Island off the coast of Panama was actually used by the country’s former military dictatorship as a prison. Now, Coiba Island Prison has undergone a unique transformation into Coiba National Park.
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Travel Tips
5 Reasons to Visit Antarctica Early in the Summer Expedition Season
Did you see our post about the fabulous Antarctica discounts being offered on 2014 bookings? In case you some extra inspiration to take advantage of these offers, we’re celebrating Antarctica all month by posting some of our favorite Antarctica articles. So sit back, relax, and read all about the White Continent!
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Videos
Video: A 680 Mile Journey Through the Amazon
What does it feel like to travel over 600 miles through the Amazon? The world’s largest rain forest and its rivers comprise a complex realm where even the teeniest insect, seemingly invasive vine and inhibited bird all serve important roles.
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News & More
Olaf Malver – Nat Hab’s “CEO” & Adventurer Extraordinaire
In the 21st century, there aren’t a whole lot of genuine global explorers left. But there are a few. And Nat Hab’s Olaf Malver is one of them. It’s no wonder he’s known as Nat Hab’s CEO: “Chief Exploratory Officer.” Infatuated with adventure , Olaf has been a guide for more than 30 years.
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Nature & Wildlife
Shark Week Stirs Up Controversy Yet Again
Discovery Channel’s flagship programming, “Shark Week”, came under fire for its 2013 documentary entitled Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives, and they’re at it again this year. Last year’s heavily scrutinized program, The Monster Shark Lives, featured actors pretending to be scientists, photoshopped and altered pictures, and fake digital video.
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Videos
Video: Earth in Time-Lapse
Described as “An around-the-world journey celebrating our sacred Earth; six-years in the making … seven continents … 24 countries,” Terra Sacra—the six-minute film that you are about to see, below—is an unforgettable, time-lapse journey to our planet’s ancient monuments and most remote landscapes.
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Galapagos Islands
Making a Difference in the Galapagos: Meet NHA Galapagos Tour Guide Roberto Plaza
Roberto Plaza always dreamed of living in the Galapagos. Seven years ago he finally made the leap and moved his family from Ecuador’s capital of Quito to the Enchanted Isles. And they did it in a big way: Roberto and his family live off the grid.
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Galapagos Islands
25 “Galapagos Islands” Around the World
As a contributor to this blog and the director of the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association, I do my best to stay on top of what’s happening in the islands.
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Conservation
Where Have All the Boobies Gone?
The number of blue-footed boobies, one of the most iconic Galapagos bird species, has declined by 50% in the last 20 years, according to a recent study published by biologists from Wake Forest University in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology. “It is alarming,” according to lead Professor Dave Anderson.